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- Alex Zanardi obituary
Formula One racing driver who took up hand-cycling after an accident and went on to become a paralympic gold medallistAlex Zanardi, who has died aged 59, was a Formula One driver and two-times champion in Cart (previously IndyCar); he was also a paralympian who won four gold medals as a hand-cyclist. Perhaps above all he was esteemed as an inspirational figure who reinvented his life after losing both legs in a racing accident in 2001.In September that year, Zanardi was competing in a Cart race at Lausitzring in north-east Germany, the first time the American series raced in Europe, and was leading the race when he made a late refuelling stop. He lost control while exiting the pits, spun across the track and was hit broadside-on by Alex Tagliani. The impact sheared Zanardi’s car in half. “Part of the car stayed with me, and the other part left, with parts of me in it,” Zanardi recalled in his autobiography My Story (2004). Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.23 mins ago - Trump casts doubt on Iran peace deal and says Tehran has not ‘paid a big enoug...US president to review Iranian proposal but signals scepticism amid deadlock and fears of renewed strikesDonald Trump has said he is reviewing the latest peace proposal from Tehran, but cast doubt on the prospect of a diplomatic breakthrough by claiming Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price” for its past wrongs.Trump’s remarks came amid growing speculation over the possibility of another round of US strikes against Iran aimed at forcing concessions, including a halt to the country’s nuclear programme. Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.23 mins ago
- Spirit pilot gets ‘overwhelming’ send-off from Southwest after his final fli...Jon Jackson was scheduled to fly his last flight on Saturday when Spirit ceased operations – Southwest staff stepped inA Spirit Airlines pilot was given an emotional send-off into retirement by another airline after what was supposed to be his final flight was canceled amid Spirit’s sudden collapse on Saturday.Jon Jackson had been scheduled to fly his final flight into Baltimore-Washington international airport on Saturday when the low-cost airline ceased operations after running out of cash and rescue talks with the Trump administration failed. Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.26 mins ago
- Manchester United v Liverpool: Premier League – live⚽ Premier League updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off⚽ Latest table | Top scorers | Follow us over on Bluesky“Thanks to the Isak injury, yet again Slot is forced to fight fires rather than just manage,” laments Ian Copestake. “Unless it is in January, I hope one day he will be able to say, ‘same team as last year.’”Now that would be a turn up for the Trent. Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.27 mins ago
- Book excerpt: “A Course Called Home” by Tom Coyne
The bestselling author and editor of The Golfer's Journal teed up for a challenge – taking over operations of a failing nine-hole community golf course in New York's Catskill Mountains – and writes of the tribulations that were par for the course. [TheTopNews] Read More.36 mins ago - Gretchen Walsh sets 100m butterfly world record for third time in 12 monthsAmerican clocks time of 54.33 seconds in Florida23-year-old owns 13 fastest times in her eventGretchen Walsh bettered her own 100m butterfly world record for the third time in 12 months as she clocked 54.33 seconds in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same event where she became the first woman to breach the 55-second mark.The reigning world champion now owns the 13 fastest times in the event’s history. Continue reading... [TheTopNews] Read More.41 mins ago
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